Hello,
I am a new pool owner and have been testing my water on a weekly basis. Last week my readings were
FC: 2.0
CC: 0
TA: 90
pH: 8.0
CH: 200
CYA: 55
Temp: 60F
To bring down the pH I added muriatic acid, I believe the pool math calculator said somewhere around 36 oz. I also added one puck of trichlor the clorox brand that doesn't have the "blue" in it.
Today my readings were
FC: 1.8
CC: 0
pH: 8.0
TA: 90
CH: 190-200 it was slightly blue at 19 drops and had a nice hue at 20 drops.
CYA: 60
Temp: 57F
Today the pool math calculator is telling me to add more muriatic acid, 35 oz, and to add baking soda.
So why am I supposed to add acid and baking soda? I would be adding an acid and a base which would put me somewhere around square one right? This just doesn't make sense to me.
I will also be adding another puck of the clorox trichlor to try and bump up the chlorine.
And of course I will be addressing the calcium hardness.
This pool was completed and filled mid December of 2017. I use the Taylor FAS-DPD test kit. The filter is a Jandy running at 150 gal/min, the pump is a Jandy flo pro with a HP of 75. We run the filter 6 hours a day during daylight hours. We are located in the Sacramento Ca area. Pool is in ground with a plaster/peppble finish, size is 21,500.
Thank you for any direction given.
I am a new pool owner and have been testing my water on a weekly basis. Last week my readings were
FC: 2.0
CC: 0
TA: 90
pH: 8.0
CH: 200
CYA: 55
Temp: 60F
To bring down the pH I added muriatic acid, I believe the pool math calculator said somewhere around 36 oz. I also added one puck of trichlor the clorox brand that doesn't have the "blue" in it.
Today my readings were
FC: 1.8
CC: 0
pH: 8.0
TA: 90
CH: 190-200 it was slightly blue at 19 drops and had a nice hue at 20 drops.
CYA: 60
Temp: 57F
Today the pool math calculator is telling me to add more muriatic acid, 35 oz, and to add baking soda.
So why am I supposed to add acid and baking soda? I would be adding an acid and a base which would put me somewhere around square one right? This just doesn't make sense to me.
I will also be adding another puck of the clorox trichlor to try and bump up the chlorine.
And of course I will be addressing the calcium hardness.
This pool was completed and filled mid December of 2017. I use the Taylor FAS-DPD test kit. The filter is a Jandy running at 150 gal/min, the pump is a Jandy flo pro with a HP of 75. We run the filter 6 hours a day during daylight hours. We are located in the Sacramento Ca area. Pool is in ground with a plaster/peppble finish, size is 21,500.
Thank you for any direction given.